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How to Change Your Windows XP Theme to Energy Blue

August 18, 2008 · Written by Kyle

Tired of your current Windows XP theme? Change it to “Energy Blue” using the steps indicated in this cool YouTube video.

How to Make Windows XP Look Like Vista

August 12, 2008 · Written by Anthony

Many Windows users have not migrated from XP to Vista yet. Whether it is for licensing reasons, fear of hardware upgrade requirements or simply a dislike of the new Windows, there are many possible reasons. But there are some Vista features that are nice to have in XP as well such as its new graphical functions. Find out how you can have these on your XP-based PC too…

How to Access Local Users and Groups in MS Windows XP Professional.

July 31, 2008 · Written by Jules

Do you want to know what rights or privileges you or other people on the same network have? Follow this step-by-step guide to find out.

How to Use Disk Cleanup in MS Windows XP Professional.

July 29, 2008 · Written by Kyle

It’s extremely important to tune up your PC once in a while. And one easy way to perform this maintenance task is to use Window’s Disk Cleanup utility, which goes over your hard drive and finds and removes unnecessary files.

How to Empty the Recycle Bin in MS Windows XP Pro

July 22, 2008 · Written by Jules

When you delete something, it’s not 100% removed from your PC. It gets sent to the Recycle Bin. Find out how you can empty this bin…

How to Use ISO Files in Windows XP

July 21, 2008 · Written by Kyle

When dealing with ISO files in Windows XP, you need extra software to access the contents of the ISO file. A virtual CD/DVD drive is needed to mount the ISO file and access its content. There are many solutions available for this, but the simplest one is a free virtual cd-rom tool from Microsoft.